UKOG to file new application for Surrey drilling site
UK Oil & Gas has confirmed it will submit a second planning application for its proposed exploration site at Dunsfold, south of Guildford.
Lancashire councillors can’t debate fracking for fear of bias accusations – leader
There are no circumstances in which Lancashire County Council could have a “meaningful debate” about the fracking industry, its Conservative leader has told DrillOrDrop.
Officials back mine gas scheme near historic gardens
Nottinghamshire planners are supporting proposals to drill for gas from an abandoned colliery near Rufford Abbey.
Angus applies for consent for extended well test at Balcombe
Angus Energy is seeking the go-ahead for an extended well test at its Balcombe site in West Sussex.
Residents call time on oil company’s flow test at Broadford Bridge
Volunteers with gardening tools gathered outside the Broadford Bridge oil exploration site in West Sussex yesterday (Saturday 23 December) to mark what they said should have been the end of flow-testing.
Update: Lock-on and lorry protest block entrance to Leith Hill oil site
Opponents of drilling for oil near Leith Hill in Surrey have stopped a delivery to the site by blocking the entrance.
Campaigners condemn change in police tactics over anti-fracking protests in North Yorkshire
Opponents of fracking plans at Kirby Misperton have accused North Yorkshire Police of violating their human right to protest.
Notts site construction expected soon and new NW shale application within three months – IGas
IGas expects to submit a new planning application in north west England by the end of the year and to begin construction soon at its East Midlands shale gas sites.
Green Party backs peaceful direct action against fracking in Lancashire
The Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, supported campaigners taking peaceful direct action at Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool.
What’s happening this week? 12-18 December 2016
This week’s diary features two parliamentary evidence sessions, three county council meetings, a two-day conference, a consultation deadline, film screening, party and two planning meetings.
